Archive for September, 2009

Introducing ECM capabilities for mobile devices

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

As CMS Watch noted last month, how people work and where they work have changed – so much so that it’s impelling Enterprise Content Management (ECM) vendors to realign their offerings to today’s users. Today, people expect to be able to work anytime, anywhere, essentially be “liberated” from their PCs, so the smart phone has become the most popular new computing device. Bolstered by advances in GPS and Wi-Fi radio and a wide range of applications, smart phone shipments are up 23% for 2009.

To meet the computing needs of mobile users, ECM vendors are increasingly targeting ECM applications for mobile devices. ECM refers to the technologies, strategies, methods and tools used to capture, manage, store, preserve, and deliver content and documents related to an organization and its processes. In the actual competitive context, the faster an organization is able to stay up to date and manage the information, the quicker it can make smart decisions. ECM tools help mobile workers and road warriors stay close to their information systems, so opportunities aren’t lost just because they’re not within the four walls of the corporate office.

eXo Platform is always experimenting with cool new features and functionality with our customers. One we’ve been working on quietly is an ECM for Mobile including applications such as Files, News, Chat, Activities Stream, Relation and many Gadgets that allows users to take full of advantages of eXo products from their mobile device. This means they will be able to check and approve documents, follow the company’s work flow, up to date with the market news as well as manage the timetable right on their hand phone -all in one package.

Integrated ECM functionality not only changes where people can work but also creates new ways to work. Our customers will be able to experience familiar eXo features such as Document Review and Validation, Calendar, Address Book, RSS, etc. 24/7 on their mobile devices.

How do you use your smart phones actually? Is there any additional functionality and features you’d like to see in eXo ECM for Mobile? Click to send us an email and stay tuned for more information and be among the first to try out our new ECM for Mobile feature.

GateIn 3.0 beta, The First Video

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

GateIn 3.0 beta from Benjamin Mestrallet on Vimeo.

GateIn portal released – the first deliverable to come from eXo and JBoss collaboration

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

New GateIn portal project the first deliverable to come from eXo and JBoss collaboration

New GateIn portal project the first deliverable to come from eXo and JBoss collaboration

JBOSS WORLD, Chicago, Ill. (Sept. 3, 2009) – eXo Platform, Inc. today committed its entire open source eXo stack to be certified on Red Hat’s newly introduced GateIn portal project and, by extension, Red Hat’s forthcoming JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform. With an eXo stack tightly integrated with GateIn, enterprise customers will be able to extend Red Hat’s portal offering with advanced applications from eXo for document management, enterprise content management, or collaboration.

eXo built its applications to plug into its portal technology, which now comprises a significant portion of the GateIn code base. Earlier this year, eXo and Red Hat merged their open source portal development efforts, with GateIn the first major deliverable to be unveiled. Given this pedigree, eXo’s application modules are inherently optimized for GateIn and will be tightly integrated with the roadmap.

“Red Hat has proven time and again that it knows how to commercialize open source for the enterprise market. With GateIn, the foundation has been laid for another game changing enterprise solution for a portal infrastructure market underserved by open source,” said Benjamin Mestrallet, CEO of eXo Platform. “We’re pleased to have partnered with Red Hat in the creation of GateIn, and we intend to ensure that our eXo stack will support and align with Red Hat’s enterprise portal strategy in future.”

“Red Hat is very pleased with the progress of GateIn and our collaboration with eXo,” said Stephen Hess, Sr. Director of Product Management, JBoss. “We are also excited that eXo is deepening their commitment to the project and JBoss Enterprise Portal Platform by certifying their other products with GateIn. We believe that this news will provide enterprise customers more options and sets a new standard for value in the very competitive portal marketplace.”

The eXo stack is an integrated suite of enterprise content management, document management, and collaboration applications that enable people to work smarter and more effectively across business, technical, and operational functions. Built in partnership with eXo customers and partners, the eXo stack is both modular, so customers can use as little or as much of the stack as they need, and integrated, so whatever combination customers choose works out of the box.